Do you get an error when installing VFP OLE DB provider or when using it in linked server?
>I have tried under the local and domain admin account as well as the account SQL service runs under.
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>The error I get is Error 7399: OLE DB Provider 'VFPOLEDB' reported an error. Access denied. OLE DB error trace [OLE/DB Provider 'VFPOLEDB' IUknown::QueryInterface returned 0x80070005: Access Denuied]
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>All of these accounts definitely have access to the directory where the DBC lives.
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>This was version 8.0 of the OLEDB provider running the setup provided by MS as well as just installing and registering by hand.
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>I will download and try v9, but don't expect any different results.
>Thanks
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